- control and orientation of Web, print media and photo / video arts
- research and development for user friendly Web presentations
- scene-by-scene development of multimedia contentSUBAKT has a double role:

Creation, design and development for customers:
SUBAKT creates and produces high value added Web-based arts, photographic
prints, and photo / video sequences for demanding and specialized
market customers, requiring finely targeted creative support for their
products and services in their market segments.
Experimental research and development activities in our 'Laboratory':
SUBAKT?s creative works include our R&D lab working in three medias
- Web arts, print media and photo / video. Our house team carries
out R&D activities along with customer contract work. We showcase
certain R&D project work on our SUBAKT Web site, which can be
accessed by clicking on 'Lab'.
Our research and development lab is dedicated to creative ends, allowing
our creative talent to express itself freely.

SUBAKT: a place of shared vision, research and
development
The SUBAKT Studio was created for a defined purpose - to provide a
place where creative talents originating from different domains under
different influences could come together. Each researcher therefore
brings along their own specific creative talents and know-how, with
a personal slant on the digital arts. This way, we ensure original
fusion of ideas, blending complementary inputs from co-workers in
a creative environment.
This specific working method based on individual effort but seeking
complementary fusion has provided SUBAKT Studio with a wealth and
diversity of creative concepts, products and original art works. SUBAKT
Studio is therefore a multimedia, interdisciplinary platform, a place
of shared visions, innovation and interaction where photography, graphics
arts, visual and sound design meet and mix to produce a creative whole.

SUBAKT: a major player in the digital arts
SUBAKT is part of the digital arts movements, and aims to project
its range of experimental and creative activities, including those
of its 'Laboratory' outside its physical confines, and to get better
reach and understanding of the 'art works' produced by its studios
and lab. This will be by way of increasing participation in exhibitions
and new arts events.
This objective is backed by the need felt by all members of our Studio
on the one hand to present their works in forums and media other than
the SUBAKT Internet site, and on the other hand to come closer to
the general public, to share and exchange views and feelings.

g11-What is the cause which get to
form SUBAKT?

SUBAKT-The beginning of SUBAKT was
the meeting between a graphic designer (Frédéric Sofiyana) and a photographer
(Stéphane Lef¬vre). From this point we wanted to set up a team which
be able to work on original art works blending design, photography
and sound. Outside our contract work for customers,creative activity
carried out by us includes a 3-media research and development lab
handling Web art, print media, and photo / video.

g11-What is a design/art for you?
I think this question is simple, but the most difficult for all
designers/artists.

SUBAKT-We define ourselves as a creation
studio in a global sense. It means that we see our work as a wide
open field where you could find video, graphics, photos, paintings,
drawings... ...

g11-Can you explain about your current
activity?

SUBAKT-Right now we still working on
Kenzo Web site, we started a new project of Web site about the very
famous French singer artist Barbara (she's dead now but she's deeply
a part of the French culture). In September we participated in the
performance "l'Affiche vivante" organized by a street
theatre company. "L'Affiche vivante" is a street event
which offered the inhabitants of a quarter of Paris the possibility
to be photographed and integrated into 80m2 monumental posters stuck
by bill-posters in abseiling on one of the walls of the quarter.
SUBAKT produced 13 posters for 10 days.
about offered works.

g11-Do you have some messages about
this work?

SUBAKT-In general we let our works
talking for us ;-)

g11-What intention does the title "electro
sampler" have?

SUBAKT-It's just because it shows samplers
of works, and not the whole works. "Electro" is for the
web media.

g11-I feel
something like an atmosphere of blood from whole works. How do you
think about this?

SUBAKT-We're not "blood addicts"
at all, but we're very influenced by urban cultures, which is, in
a way, violente. Our quest is to conceive and realize powerful and
quality works.

g11-I can find some Japanese text "hilagana"
in few works.
Are you interested in Japanese text? and What impression do you get
from Japan?

SUBAKT-It's true that we like very much
Japanese text because of their graphics form. For us they carry a
kind of mystic atmosphere.
We are very interested in Japenese design, typography, graphics, and,
of course, calligraphy.
You're so precise and rigorous in you're works !!

SUBAKT-We born and grew up in cities.
We are directly inspired from our daily life and from what is around
us. We are linked to our city in a personal way: we are fascinated
by its mysteries hidden behind the walls. Cities are game fields always
in movement which excite our creativity. In the mean time, "Mother
Earth" is very impressive too but she is unfortunately not a
part of our direct daily life.

g11-Finally, Can you explain about the
plan for your future?

SUBAKT-Regarding our projects, we're
currently preparing a serie of exhibitions. The photographer and each
of the 4 graphic designers are developing a personal project which
will be presented at the exhibitions. the thematics are as different
as the number of projects. In this way videos, Web sites, photographies...
will be proposed. The first exhbitions should take place at the beginning
of the year 2003.